Culture

  • This character has various meanings. It usually refers to a knot or joint, a festival, a division or moral integrity. 落花…[详细]
    10-10-2019
  • A Liye slip featuring the multiplication formula in Chinese characters Photo: CHINA DAILY The ruins of the ancient town of Liye w…[详细]
    09-26-2019
  • This character usually refers to the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE). This short-lived dynasty was the first unified and power-centralized dyna…[详细]
    09-26-2019
  • A detail from “The Eighteen Scholars,” a painting by the Song artist Liu Songnian (c. 1155–1218), reveals the aesthetic taste of…[详细]
    09-23-2019
  • This character means “old,” “classic” or “ancient.” It usually describes something that belongs to an earlier …[详细]
    09-23-2019
  • “The Qianlong Emperor Admiring The Moon” by an unknown artist of the Qing Dynasty Photo: FILE It is generally believed that the …[详细]
    09-12-2019
  • This character refers to the moon. The moon in Chinese culture often represents nostalgia and homesickness. Its changing shape reminded ancient Ch…[详细]
    09-12-2019
  • The statue of Maitreya in Mogao Cave 275 Photo: FILE Dunhuang, a city in Gansu Province, northwestern China, got its name when i…[详细]
    09-05-2019
  • When used as a noun, this character refers to honesty or integrity. When used as a verb, it means to “trust” or “believe.&rdq…[详细]
    09-05-2019
  • When pronounced as zhōng, this character is often used as a noun or an adjective, referring to the center or middle. When pronounced as zh&ogr…[详细]
    08-29-2019